Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes information about a new weed in California rice and the increasing gap between…
USDA Helping Small Farms
How the USDA is helping small farms. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listed several ways the…
Vilsack Focuses on Farming’s Future Despite Protester
Protesters were escorted out after briefly interrupting Secretary Vilsack’s keynote speech at the 2024 USDA Agriculture Outlook Forum, Thursday. Photo by Sabrina Halvorson A protester tried to interrupt Agriculture Secretary…
Last Chance to Sign Up for The Organic Transition Initiative From NRCS
The application deadline for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is approaching. Last year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invested $880,000 in…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 02-15-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes this week’s Almond Update, plus California leads in the latest U.S. Census of…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
…35. NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer says, “Overall, though there are always changes across U.S. agriculture, the data remains largely consistent with the previous ag census.” The data shows there were…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 02-14-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes the breakout sessions announced for the National Farmers Union anniversary convention, and federal…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
The 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture (.pdf) is now out, and it shows how important California agriculture is. Fresno County ranked #1 in the U.S. Agricultural sales in Fresno County…
Pest Prevention Projects and PPA 7721
…program here. Pest Prevention Projects and PPA 7721 Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture….
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…learning about working outside with plants and animals”, stated Ward. “I hope to motivate the younger generation to want to pursue agriculture and help keep the agriculture industry strong for…
USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps
Photo by Karsten Würth on Unsplash The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched the Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC), an initiative designed to train the next generation of conservation and…
‘Generational Opportunity for Conservation in Farming’
Farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to take advantage of historic funding support for conservation activities. Programs available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have benefited from increased investments…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 02-13-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes how cost studies provide potential for streamlining operational costs, and why the Farm…
California Grape Crush Shows Modest Increase in 2023
The recent release of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report offers valuable insights into the state of the wine industry. The Final Grape Crush Report…